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Democracy Defined: The Manifesto by Kenn d'Oudney
£21.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902848280Author Kenn d'OudneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Scorpio Recording Company (Publishing) LtdPublisher Scorpio Recording Company... -
The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain's Most Terrifying Prison by Nicholas Guyatt
RRP: £25.00£18.02'Beguiling.' The Times 'Compelling.' Wall Street Journal 'A vivid portrait.' Daily Mail Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and race. It's 1812 - Britain and America are at war. British... -
The Government of the Roman Empire: A Sourcebook by Barbara Levick
RRP: £37.99£33.38This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration... -
Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation by Robert Bartlett 9780691169682
RRP: £28.00£22.80From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints--the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days... -
Britain in the 1950s: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times - Memories of a Post-War Decade by John Wade
RRP: £19.99£14.28The 1950s was the decade of the Queen's Coronation and the Festival of Britain; of family shops and pea-souper smogs; listening to the wireless and watching the box; when money was counted in pounds, shillings and pence and weights were in pounds and... -
The Age of Questions: Or, A First Attempt at an Aggregate History of the Eastern, Social, Woman, American, Jewish, Polish, Bullion, Tuberculosis, and Many Other Questions over the Nineteenth Century, and Beyond by Holly Case
RRP: £28.00£21.80A groundbreaking history of the Big Questions that dominated the nineteenth centuryIn the early nineteenth century, a new age began: the age of questions. In the Eastern and Belgian questions, as much as in the slavery, worker, social, woman, and Jewish... -
1950s Modern: British Style and Design by Susannah Walker
RRP: £8.99£7.40After the privations of the Second World War the British embraced modern design like never before. From spindly-legged furniture to fabrics based on atomic design, and quirkily patterned pottery to abstract graphics, they wanted everything around them to... -
The Bride: An Illustrated History of Palestine 1850-1948 by Roger Hardy 9781912945337
RRP: £25.00£16.78Palestine, 1850: a backwater of the Ottoman Empire, but soon to become the focus of intense jealousies. Locally Arabs and Jews became increasingly polarised, internationally the vacuum left by the demise of the Ottoman Empire was filled with the... -
They Also Serve Who Stand and Wait: A History of Pheasey Farms U.S. Army Replacement Depot, Sub Depot of the 10th Replacement Depot. 1942/1945 by Martin Collins 9781858582047
RRP: £9.95£9.90'They Also Serve Who Stand And Wait' tells the story of the U.S. Replacement Depot at Pheasey Farms Estate in Great Barr, Birmingham during World War II. Part of the half-built housing estate was requisitioned by the British forces at the outbreak of the... -
The End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC: Conquest and Crisis by Catherine Steel
RRP: £32.00£26.44This title deals with a crucial and turbulent century for the Roman Republic. By 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power. Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial empire. At the same time,... -
Bismarck and the German Empire: 1871-1918 by Lynn Abrams
RRP: £36.99£32.53Updated and expanded, this second edition of Bismarck and the German Empire, 1871-1918 is an accessible introduction to this important period in German history. Providing both a narrative of events at the time and an analysis of social and cultural... -
Feudal Society by Marc Bloch
RRP: £19.99£18.09Marc Bloch said that his goal in writing Feudal Society was to go beyond the technical study a medievalist would typically write and 'dismantle a social structure.' In this outstanding and monumental work, which has introduced generations of students and... -
The Few: July-October 1940 by Alex Kershaw
RRP: £8.99£6.45In the summer of 1940 a handful of volunteer pilots defied their country to fight when we needed them most. This is the story of their Battle of Britain.In the early days of World War Two when Britain stood alone against the terror of Hitler's... -
Escaping Hitler: Heroic True Stories of Great Escapes in Nazi Europe by Monty Halls 9781509865826
RRP: £20.00£15.44'I was on a train, and a German soldier began shouting at me and poking me in the ribs with his machine gun. I just thought that was it, the game was up . . .'Downed airman Bob Frost faced danger at every turn as he was smuggled out of France and over... -
Russia's Empires by Philip Longworth 9780719565830 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.65Through the centuries, Russia has swung between successful expansionism, catastrophic collapse and spectacular recovery. This illuminating history traces these cycles from the late Neolithic age to Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, and from the... -
We Came, We Saw, God Conquered: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's Military Effort in the Relief of Vienna, 1683 by Michal Paradowski
RRP: £25.00£21.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059742Author Michal ParadowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
North Shields by Eric Hollerton 9780752407302
RRP: £12.99£9.62This collection of over 200 photographs draws on the archives of North Tyneside Libraries which have been built up through the donations of local people. The majority of the old scenes are from within living memory, but before the redevelopments of the... -
The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation by Roy Hattersley
RRP: £16.99£12.28William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away... -
1809 Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Hapsburgs, Volume III by John H. Gill
£20.57With this third volume John Gill brings to a close his magisterial study of the war between Napoleonic France and Habsburg Austria. The account begins with both armies recuperating on the banks of the Danube. As they rest, important action was taking... -
Luftwaffe Blitz: The Inside Story November 1940-May 1941 by Chris Goss 9780859791571
RRP: £10.95£7.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791571Author Chris GossFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Templars by Malcolm Barber
RRP: £19.99£14.52The Templars were members of a monastic order established in 1099 after the success of the First Crusade. Enjoying the support of both the Church and the laity and vowed to poverty, chastity and obedience, these 'fighting monks' were the vital defenders... -
The Bloody White Baron by James Palmer
RRP: £12.99£8.56Roman Ungern von Sternberg was a Baltic aristocrat, a violent, headstrong youth posted to the wilds of Siberia and Mongolia before the First World War. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the Baron - now in command of a lethally effective rabble of... -
Learn Polish: A Comprehensive Guide to Learning Polish for Beginners, Including Grammar, Short Stories and 1000 Popular Phrases by Simple Language Learning 9781647486952
RRP: £29.99£21.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647486952Author Simple Language LearningFormat HardbackPage Count 490Imprint Bravex PublicationsPublisher Bravex PublicationsWeight(grams)... -
Putin and the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War by Martin Sixsmith 9781399409872
RRP: £14.99£11.83An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reshaped history. In the decades after the collapse of Soviet... -
RAF Bomber Command Losses: v. 9: Roll of Honour, 1939-1947 by W R Chorley
RRP: £19.99£15.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857801958Author W. R ChorleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint Midland PublishingPublisher Crecy PublishingDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 2mm -
Operation Epsom by Tim Saunders
RRP: £10.99£9.09Operation EPSOM was Montgomerys third attempt to take the city of Caen, which was a key British D-Day objective. This book takes us through the actions in vivid detail. Delayed by a storm, the attack, designed to envelop Caen from the west, eventually... -
Fight to the Finish: The First World War - Month by Month by Allan Mallinson 9780593079140 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.00£2.65'Mallinson . . . combines the authority of a soldier-turned-military historian with the imaginative touch of the historical novelist.' Lawrence James, THE TIMESWe remember months, because months have names, because they are linked to the seasons, and... -
The Battle of Normandy 1944 by Robin Neillands
RRP: £10.99£7.40A fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months after D-Day.What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day, 1944? Why, after the initial success of the... -
Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930: A Source Book by Deborah Brunton
RRP: £19.99£14.52During the nineteenth century, the provision of medical care underwent a radical transformation. In 1800, the body was still understood in terms of humours and fluids, and treatment was provided by a wide range of individuals, some of whom had little or... -
Rules: A Short History of What We Live By by Lorraine Daston
RRP: £38.00£29.03A panoramic history of rules in the Western worldRules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organize the rites of... -
Giant of the Grand Siecle: The French Army, 1610-1715 by John A. Lynn 9780521032483
RRP: £37.99£34.83An 'invisible giant', the seventeenth-century French army was the largest and hungriest institution of the Bourbon monarchy. Combining social and cultural emphases with more traditional institutional and operational concerns, this book examines the army... -
Blood and Bandages: Fighting for Life in the Ramc Field Ambulance 1940-1946 by Liz Coward 9781781220085
RRP: £19.99£14.68War changes everyone and for those lucky enough to survive there can be no return to the carefree days before the hell of war broke out. William Earl was a 26 year old Chemist's Assistant when his call up papers arrived and his life changed forever... -
A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by Anthony Blond
RRP: £10.99£7.40The history of ancient Rome omitting all the boring bits. Following the success of BBC2 hit Rome on BBC2, no one has looked at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same light. Anthony Blond's scandalous expose of the life of the Roman... -
States, Nations and Nationalism: From the Middle Ages to the Present by Hagen Schulze
RRP: £33.95£30.38The first general history of the evolution of European states and nations from medieval times to the present.About the AuthorHagen Schulze was born in Tangiers, Morocco in 1943. He was until recently Professor of Modern History and Head of Department at... -
Chamberlain and the Lost Peace by John Charmley 9781566632478
RRP: £14.99£11.53Most studies of World War II assume that it was, in some way, a triumph for Britain. John Charmley's important new reappraisal of the immediate origins of the war is based on extensive new work in the Chamberlain papers. It starts from Chamberlain's... -
Armies of Celtic Europe 700 BC to AD 106: History, Organization and Equipment by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: £19.99£14.68Although comprised of many distinct tribes and groupings, the Celts shared a distinctive culture that dominated much of Europe for centuries. They enjoyed a formidable reputation as fierce and brave warriors, skilled horsemen and fine metalworkers. In... -
Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians In Medieval Christendom by Norman Cohn
RRP: £14.99£10.95In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were... -
The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past by Shaun Walker 9780190659240
RRP: £24.99£18.06In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel... -
Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies: The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802 by William Cormack 9781487503956
RRP: £56.00£48.88Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies examines the complex revolutionary struggle in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. The arrival of tricolour cockades - badges showing support for the French Revolution - and news from Paris... -
The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt by Anna Hájková
RRP: £30.99£27.17Terezin, as it was known in Czech, or Theresienstadt as it was known in German, was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a transit ghetto for Central and Western European Jews before their deportation for murder in the East...